The Lexus Enthusiast

Hi John, Thank you! I am so glad that it looks good and is admired! It took quite a lot of doing though. By the end I had almost collapsed The blank quote box happened to me a while back too- very annoying. Alex

Hi The Acre, I slaved away for hours on it this morning then went out for a drive to show off the finish! Unfortunately, I just got back and all the sun has disappeared around here so you won't be able to see the true colour of the paint work in the pics. I first washed the car in Meguiars Gold Class Shampoo, then used Autoglym Ultra Deep Shine, the Autoglym Super Resin Polish, and finally Meguiars gold class Carnauba Wax. What a morning I think its the powerful headlight bulbs that cause that nice blue tinge. Mine are now almost 15 yrs old and still light up the whole area at night! Enjoy the pics……….

BTW: I got the profile pic off Google

besides, I do love the shiny blue headlights that the LS430 has. My neighbour's former facelift 430 seemed to have white headlights not nice blue ones

Ohhhhhh! Sorry The Acre, I understand now. You are asking about my profile pic. Unfortunately I can't find a picture of my own red LS that will look right in the little box. I thought a non facelift headlight would be appropriate for a non facelift ls430 owner, and I must say its quite a good pic.

hi The Acre, I meant to say that I was going to post some pictures of my red LS after i finish detailing it tomorrow. I have heard how much the LOC likes a good picture or two Alex

Perhaps I should put some pictures in this post tomorrow of how the car looks after i am done?

Hi sorcerer, You have given me lots to think about. I'm fine with spending time as the car is quite a hobby to me. i suppose £250 is not that bad for a full colour restoration. I had not heard of this kind of thing before so thanks for letting me know. If you go for it with the RX do tell us how it went. Sorry for not noticing your reply until now. Alex

The colour indeed is the best. Someone I know recently purchased a brand new IS after stating that his 2013 GS was "getting a bit old" . He always told me how he liked the colour of my 430 and on returning from the Lexus dealer with a huge smile on his face noticed just how different the "modern" red is. Ha ha!

Sorry, forgot to quote

Hi The Acre, Thank you for your reply! i clay bared the car about three to four months ago. Whilst I was abroad for a rather long time the car went unwashed. perhaps the colour is fading due to that. I went down to my local Halfords today to stock up and got some Autoglym Ultra Deep shine and some Mequiars Gold Class Carnauba Wax. I have some Autoglym Super Resin Polish so tomorrow morning I will start with the Ultra Deep Shine, Super Resin Polish and last of all the Mequiars Wax. I seem to remember looking at some photos of your LS on one of your posts a while back. You clearly take good care of it! About a year ago I got talking to someone from the RAC who came to replace the battery, turns out he was a classic car enthusiast and offered to come with his polishing machine! Wish I had agreed now. Alex

Hi everyone, I am wondering about the colour of our LS. When it was purchased back in the day it was a bright maroon colour(lovely). Many years later, it appears a quite darker red. I polish and wax it every four weeks with Autoglym Super Resin Polish and Mequiars wax. I wash the car every week. A while ago I saw an identical LS430 in maroon but it was so bright that it was turning heads all the way down the street! Anybody have some ideas as to how I can enhance the "redness" of my LS? Is there a better polish. Turtle wax coloured polish maybe? This is only my third post so I hope that it's in the right place. Can't wait to hear from you all. Thanks Alex

Welcome to the LOC, Raymond!

Evening Mark, Thanks for letting me know just how risky this could be. I am obsessive about maintaining my LS well, so don't want to damage anything. It looks like it will be ultra violet glasses then Or one day buying an LS430 with the different coloured needles as an addition to the family! (that will be a good excuse to get another Lexus) Alex

Thanks so much Mike. I still have a lot to learn on the LOC

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone knew wether I could swap my red cluster needles on my pre facelift LS430 to white ones off a facelift LS430. My neighbour's facelift LS430 is currently awaiting being scrapped and I thought that if I could somehow remove the cluster and unfasten the needles I could put them in my own LS430. Does anyone know how to remove the cluster? Is it very complicated? Has anyone swapped the needles before? Also, is it a very good idea to mess around with the needles as they might not be accurate afterwards? This is my second post on the LOC so I hope this works. I am eagerly awaiting your thoughts. Enjoy the rest of Sunday. Alex

Hi everyone. I am trying to create my second post on the LOC but it will only let me do so in the new member's area. When I go to the guide on how to post a question it says that it can not find the page. Can anyone let me know how to do this? Thanks so much. Alex

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Welcome to the LOC! Lovely colour. Same as on my Ls430.

Thanks for all the kind words guys. I always try to keep the car looking shiny. Very difficult in the countryside. I will make sure that I look over all the rules tonight(especially if I will be quizzed😳) I heard that you all love lots of photos so I will make sure to post them frequently. Alex

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Hi everyone, just wanted to introduce myself. I joined in 2014 but haven't really used my profile until now and this is my first post on LOC. anyway, here are some pictures of our Lexus. Just washed😀 I hope this works as it'smy first attempt. Alex

Hi, I think that it could be the alternator, but I''m not sure. As stated above, you should check the terminals in case they are a little bit loose or they may need cleaning. Good luck!